Meet the Forte team!

Colleen Middleton is the owner and director of Forte Twirl and Dance Studio in Atlanta, Georgia. She brings over fifteen years of experience as a baton twirling coach, with certifications from the United States Twirling Association and a judging license with the National Baton Twirling Association. She is also certified to teach the Acrobatic Arts curriculum. Colleen was Majorette Captain in the University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band and grew up competing as a member of the world-championship team, Wheaton Dance Twirl Team. In addition, Colleen is presently the Twirling Coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band. 

Colleen has been coaching the Forte competition baton twirling team since 2015, with several national championship team and individual titles accomplished along the way. In addition, Colleen has a B.A. in Public Relations and an A.B. in History from the University of Georgia and has experience working with several prominent Southeast brands, like Chick-fil-A and Coca-Cola. Colleen and her husband live on the westside of Atlanta with their lovable pup, Maggie. 

Courtney White is a native of Virginia. After graduating from Meredith College with a BA in Dance, she performed as a dancer and character performer at the Walt Disney World Resort for three years before attending The University of North Carolina Greensboro for her MFA in Dance. Courtney is now an adjunct faculty member at Meredith College and is the lead instructor and choreographer for the Carolina Preserves Dance Company.  She serves as the Alumni Advisor and Recruiter for the Wolfpack Majorettes at North Carolina State University and is a certified judge with the National Baton Twirling Association. Courtney is a remote instructor at Forte during the week but travels to Atlanta on weekends to co-Direct several of Forte's competitive teams. 

Victoria Wood began her dance training in 2009 at Impact Dance of Atlanta, where she danced until 2012. She continued her training (concentrating on Ballet) at Atlanta Academy of Ballet and Dance during the school year until graduating in 2016. During the summers, she trained at Orlando Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet. In the fall of 2016, Victoria joined a new professional ballet company, Ballet SouthEast for one season before moving on to teach. Victoria found her passion after teaching her first class. She is happy to be back in the studio after a short hiatus during 2020/2021 and excited to be part of the Forte team.

Le'Tiger Walker (Baton Rouge, LA) found a passion for dance at the young age of six. He began training at The Dancers' Workshop, home of Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, where he was a pre-professional company member. Throughout his training he attended summer intensives on scholarship at BRBT, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and Garth Fagan Dance Summer Movement Institute. While pursuing higher education at Loyola University of New Orleans he was offered and accepted the opportunity to join Garth Fagan Dance in Rochester, NY, where he danced professionally for five years. Most recently, Le’Tiger has returned to the south to share his creative talents and teachings. He is excited to be part of the Forte Family!

Clay Middleton is Forte’s Business Manager and you can usually find him working the front desk during class. Clay spent 10 years in Management Consulting and traveled to audit healthcare systems all over the US before Colleen introduced him to the world of Baton and Dance. He officially joined the team in 2021 and focuses on the business side of the studio. Clay brings a B.B.A. in Business Management from the University of Georgia in addition to his two left feet. Go Dawgs. ​